MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Coach Jason Anderson's Muleriders are set for a midweek doubleheader this Wednesday as Team 27 of the Mulerider Softball program is scheduled to face Lane College at the City of Colleges Park in Conway, Arkansas with a 2:00 PM start time.
 
A Glance at the Muleriders
Southern Arkansas is coming off an impressive weekend against the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns as the Muleriders defeated the group from Russellville, Arkansas in a sweep (3-2, 4-3, 4-2).
 
Also entering the midweek doubleheader is the reigning GAC Pitcher of the Week, and three-time GAC Pitcher of the Week, Brinson Rogers. The Statesboro, Georgia native enters Wednesday after collecting a pair of wins (8-2 this season) in two complete games (7 this season | 1^st GAC | 13^th DII). Rogers continues to be an elite pitcher in the league as she currently leads the league in strikeouts (75 | 10^th DII) and shutouts with four which is also tied for the national leader in Division II.
 
Southern Arkansas has proven itself as a resilient defense this season as the group is ranked third nationally for shutouts with six thus far and has the second-best earned run average with 2.09 (25^th DII). As a team, the staff's strikeout-to-walk ratio is the fourth-best in the league with an average of 6.21.
 
The Muleriders have begun to find their groove when it comes to heating up the bats as the unit has shown glimpses of their power in the box at times, especially in the bottom of the fourth inning in game three against the Golden Suns as the group accounted for four runs on five hits and left just one runner on base. Thanks to the Muleriders' stout defense and play in the circle, the four runs were all that was needed to pull off the sweep.
 
A Glance at the Dragons (4-6 | 0-3 SIAC)
Lane College currently rides a three-game losing streak after being swept in its conference-opening series at Tuskegee (1-9, 2-10, 6-7). Prior to the losing streak, the Dragons started their non-conference season 4-3 with losses to Blue Mountain Christian (1-2) and Henderson State (0-11, 1-4).
 
The Dragons' lead batter this season has been freshman Ja'Kai Ray out of Texarkana, Texas. The freshman through ten games has produced a .391 batting average and has started all ten outings. On 23 at-bats, Ray has accounted for seven runs on nine hits (one double & triple) and has batted in four RBI.
 
Making five appearances, five starts, and leading Lane in ERA this season Koralie Morin with a 2.88 ERA and a 2-1 record. Morin is tied for the team lead in complete games with three and has pitched 24.1 innings. The junior from Montreal, Canada has allowed 22 hits, 13 runs (10 earned), five walks, and one home run this season while also being responsible for fanning 13 batters.
 
Broadcast Information
Streaming and live stats links for Mulerider Softball's contests with Lane College can be found at www.MuleriderAthletics.com/coverage.